A Beacon in the Darkness
In case your missed it, Ronald Wolk in Teacher Magazine reports that New Hampshire is instituting performance based / competency based assessments for their high school students. According to Wolk, this means that means that “student will have to demonstrate mastery of content – not through memorization, but through performances, portfolios, or projects that encourage them to think and solve problems…” The data from pilot schools seems very promising. This article is worth reading, if only to point out that there are other ways to teach and assess students.
Reference: The Real World, Teacher Magazine, Jan/Feb 2007 p. 54 by Ronald A. Wolk
In case your missed it, Ronald Wolk in Teacher Magazine reports that New Hampshire is instituting performance based / competency based assessments for their high school students. According to Wolk, this means that means that “student will have to demonstrate mastery of content – not through memorization, but through performances, portfolios, or projects that encourage them to think and solve problems…” The data from pilot schools seems very promising. This article is worth reading, if only to point out that there are other ways to teach and assess students.
Reference: The Real World, Teacher Magazine, Jan/Feb 2007 p. 54 by Ronald A. Wolk
Labels: assessment, competency based, NCLB, performance based
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